What characteristics would lead a provider to suspect domestic violence, child abuse, or elder abuse is taking place within a family? Discuss ways or procedures for reporting these types of abuse.

Melissa’s mother, rita baker, shows up shortly after the hospital receives melissa’s letter requesting release of her information to her attorney again. rita states that the attorney needs the copies as soon as possible due to a court deadline, refers to it as “an emergency” and asks to be given the copies of melissa’s medical record to take to the attorney’s office. what action should the record clerk take and why?